Rehberg and Tester: Policy differences

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Sen. Tester sponsored the controversial measure that took Northern Rockies wolves off the endangered species list in 2011 -- a move praised by ranchers and elk hunters. It triggered disagreements among environmentalists. (Some liked it and some condemned it.) He also:

• Sponsored a bill that guaranteed 678,000 acres of wilderness while attempting to guarantee logging on 10,000 acres of federal land per year; and

Rep. Rehberg hasn't created any high-profile laws in his 12 years in the House. According to OpenCongress.org, none of the 20 bills he sponsored passed, and only eight of the 189 he co-sponsored did. Some highlights:

• When asked to name his greatest achievement, during the Big Sky debate with Tester in June, he cited a measure that created a commemorative coin made of palladium from a Montana mine.

• He's now co-sponsoring a bill that would allow the Department of Homeland Security to override other federal agencies in managing national forests and parks near the Canadian border.